04/28/2026
Blame it all on her roots. 🎵
About a week ago, Jill dusted off her proverbial commercial litigation boots to try a breach of fiduciary duty/fraud case in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas. (Despite living in Texas for over 20 years, we all know that she does not actually own a pair of boots.)
Compassionately representing those who have been wronged by others is what drives our firm. It is our passion. And while that means our practice primarily focuses on advocating for individuals harmed by the negligence of corporate defendants or other individuals, that same commitment to accountability guided us in standing alongside a local small business that was betrayed by a most trusted employee.
At trial, Jill Penn and our Richards Penn Bonner team presented evidence of a tangled web of embezzlement, wage theft, and misuse of company resources—including paying our client’s employees to perform work for the benefit of the employee’s personal side business. After a long week of testimony from dueling experts, 10 fact witnesses, and over 50 exhibits, the jury ultimately rendered a verdict for $1.25 million in favor of our client against the employee who violated their obligations of trust and loyalty.
This result reflects a broader principle at the heart of our firm: whether it is an individual injured by corporate negligence or a small business harmed by a breach of trust, accountability matters. Taking responsibility for your actions matters. We are driven to pursue justice for those who have been wronged and to ensure that misconduct—at any level—is met with meaningful consequences.
As always, statutory limitations, expenses, fees, and other factors will affect the final recoverable amount, meaning the ultimate recovery will differ from the verdict.
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